4,5-Dihydro-2-mercaptoimidazole

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 96-45-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$114M
Top SourceChina 26%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293329 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 34 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy
EPA-registered importers (4)
Akrochem
Harwick Standard Distribution
Sovereign Chemical
Western Reserve Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Plastics & Rubber
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • Polymerization promoter in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Chemical reaction regulator in Rubber Product Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$10.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors19 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

18 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.02500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.04500 g97%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.05500 g97%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.241 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.241 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.25250 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.34100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.88100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$3.0825 g95%
HTS Biochemie InnovationenGermany$20.001 g95%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$24.0010 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$2900.00100 mg90%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$3170.00100 mg90%
ChemDiv, Inc.United States$4070.00100 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS96-45-7
PubChem CID2723650
DTXSIDDTXSID5020601
FormulaC3H6N2S
Mol. Weight102.16 g/mol
SMILESC1CNC(=S)N1

Data Sources

DTXSID50206012026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

27236502026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2723650/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2723650.json

96-45-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 96-45-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv